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Pringle has fond memories of Baltimore Stallions '95 championship season
Mike Pringle and the Baltimore Stallions will forever be part of CFL history. Twenty-five years ago, the star running back helped Baltimore become the first - and only - American franch...
Jun 13, 2020

COVID pandemic prompts initiative to offer free legal aid to anyone in Canada
TORONTO - The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a group of young lawyers to launch a project to offer free legal advice remotely to anyone in the country. Dubbed the National Canadian Lawyers Initia...
Jun 13, 2020

Queen Elizabeth's birthday marked with smaller ceremony
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II's birthday was marked Saturday with a smaller ceremony than usual, as the annual Trooping the Color parade was cancelled amid the coronavirus pandemic. The extravagant disp...
Jun 13, 2020

Aboriginal Head Start program staff throws parade for graduating students
Students from the Grande Prairie Friendship Centre's Aboriginal Head Start program received the graduation they have been waiting for on Friday.With the program, a pre-school for kids aged 3-5 that le...
Jun 13, 2020

Grande Prairie’s Community Orchards ready to bloom for summer
The city says its Community Orchards are ready to bloom, just in time for the start of summer.Throughout the year, the city plants seeds in the Community Orchards to help make them come to life. In th...
Jun 13, 2020

Calls grow for Trudeau to end MSM blood donation ban
OTTAWA - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to make people sick across Canada, health authorities are imploring Canadians to donate blood - all Canadians except men who have had recent sex with other ...
Jun 13, 2020

As companies reopen, 'main street' stores in urban cores need help, Joly says
OTTAWA - The federal minister in charge of regional economic development says more needs to be done to help companies in the centre of Canada's biggest cities so they can stay open through and be...
Jun 13, 2020

Raptor Uprising GC crushes Celtics Crossover Gaming to set NBA 2K League record
The unbeaten Raptors Uprising GC set an NBA 2K League scoring record in a 109-51 demolition of Celtics Crossover Gaming in Game 1 of their best-of-three esports series Friday night. Pistons GT se...
Jun 12, 2020

Hinshaw urges vigilance as more COVID-19 cases found in younger adults
Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, announced 30 new cases of COVID-19 in Alberta over the past 24 hours, and reminded Albertans that the virus is still with us.There are 386...
Jun 12, 2020

Philippines flag raised at Grande Prairie City Hall to mark Independence Day
For the first time ever, the flag of the Philippines is flying at Grande Prairie City Hall.The flag was raised Friday afternoon during a ceremony to mark Philippine Independence Day, which dates back ...
Jun 12, 2020